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RuneWalsh3 04-07-2005 07:22 PM

WinXP Wont Boot
 
Hi, I recently dual-booted ubuntu Hoary and Winxp. I have set up GRUB as the bootloader, but when I try to select MS windows, it just hangs. The full text is:
Booting 'Windows XP Home Edition'
root (hd0,0)
Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x7
save default
make active
chainloader +1
_ <- It blinks

WinXP partiton is active, and I think it's bootable but I'm not sure. It's really important that I have access to XP right now, I have homework and a couple of projects that I need to print out on my canon i450, which as far as I know is windows/mac compatable only (checked on linuxprinting.org) Reguardless, I still need to access windows. Any help would be much appriciated.

heema 04-07-2005 09:15 PM

would you post your /boot/grub/menu.list ?

RuneWalsh3 04-07-2005 10:00 PM

Code:

# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
#            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
#            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
#            and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.         
default                0

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout                10

## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu

# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue

## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line)  and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
#      password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret

#
# examples
#
# title                Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root                (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader        +1
#
# title                Linux
# root                (hd0,1)
# kernel        /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#

#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default optons below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specifiv kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
# kopt=root=/dev/hda2 ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,1)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
##      alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
##      lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
##      altoptions=(recovery mode) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## nonaltoption boot targets option
## This option controls options to pass to only the
## primary kernel menu item.
## You can have ONLY one nonaltoptions line
# nonaltoptions=quiet splash

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
##      howmany=7
# howmany=all

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
##      memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## ## End Default Options ##

title                Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.10-5-386
root                (hd0,1)
kernel                /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386 root=/dev/hda2 ro quiet splash
initrd                /boot/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386
savedefault
boot

title                Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.10-5-386 (recovery mode)
root                (hd0,1)
kernel                /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386 root=/dev/hda2 ro single
initrd                /boot/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386
savedefault
boot

title                Ubuntu, kernel memtest86+
root                (hd0,1)
kernel                /boot/memtest86+.bin 
savedefault
boot

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title                Other operating systems:
root


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/hda1
title                Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
root                (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader        +1


mmail75 04-10-2005 07:56 AM

I have the same problem, I can boot to Ubuntu but Windows refuses to do it.

At least in my configuration, I have:

2 HDD (1 IDE, 1 SATA)
Linux is in my IDE and Windows is in my SATA HDD. Grub is installed in my IDE disk. If I select in my bios I want to boot with my IDE HDD, Grub comes up and I can't boot Windows, but if I want to boot Windows, I can select my bios to run from my SATA (where I don't have Grub installed).

How can I correct this behaviour?

Thank you very much!!

RuneWalsh3 04-11-2005 10:21 AM

Hey, I posted this on a couple other forums, and this seemed to work. When it's booting, get into your BIOS and change the hard drive mode from "auto" to LBA. It works like a charm, the first time I tried it.
Hope this helps,
Kevin


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